'90 Vic/5.0 engine with almost 99,000kms.
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Usually supposed to be an internal coolant leak such as a blown head gasket. How's your oil look?2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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Does the smoke smell sorta sweet? that cold mean a blown head gasket.Comment
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Like stated above, it could be a head gasket, have you been going through a lot of coolant? Does it overheat? How does your oil look? If all of this stuff is okay, it may just be water in the pipes. Does it smoke al the time?Originally posted by 79lincolnlover View PostComment
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could also be bad valve stem seals allowing oil into the combustion chamber........do you notice a big cloud of smoke when you floor it?Comment
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head gaskets usually arent the problem. could be the lower intake gaskets need replaced, condensation buildup in the exhaust, and cold weather. need to know more specifics on if it does this all the time, only on start up, if you are going through coolant excessively, etc.
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White smoke indicates water or coolant burning. Blue smoke indicates oil.Originally posted by mercuryhead View Post
If it's only happening when the car's warming up then it's just condensation inside the pipes caused by a hot engine cooling down in cold weather. Every car does it in cold weather. If you're taking many short trips and the car isn't allowed to fully warm up this can begin to cause minor damage but as long as you let the thing warm up fully and regularly it'll be fine.Comment
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I did stem seals on my former '92, the smoke looked white to me.Originally posted by CheeseSteakJim View Post
too me, it's less about the color and more about the smell.....
sweet=head gasket
the smell of burnt oil has a smell like nothing else.Comment
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Or could be a simple gasket leak...we had sweet/white smoke when a gasket went out on the vic.Originally posted by mercuryhead View PostComment
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Happened to me when I used a bunch of carb cleaner in the intake. Went away after awhile. As has been said, we need more info about when it happens and what it smells like.91 Mercury CP, Lopo 302, AOD, 3.08LSD. 3g upgrade, Moog wagon coils up front, cc819s in the back. KYB GR-2 police shocks. Energy suspension control arm bushings. Smog deleted.Originally posted by gadget73
93 F-150 XLT, 302, ZF 5-spd from 1-ton, 4wd.
Daily--07 Civic Coupe. Bone stock with 25k miles
Wife--14 Subaru Outback. 6-speed.
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Under what circumstances does it do this?86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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Originally posted by 79lincolnlover View Post
thats what engines do when its cold outside.Give a man a fish and he will be fed for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will promptly forget that he once did not know, and proceed to call anyone who asks, a n00b and flame them on the boards for being stupid.Comment
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Worse case scenario could be a cracked cylinder head.Comment
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best case scenario would be EGR gasket went bad and coolant spewing into intake or moisture in exhaust on startups Addicted to 86-87 PanthersComment
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True, that'd be by far the easiest to fix. Shame on me for never thinking in terms of EGR now that I don't have it anymore. :p2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
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